WELL · 42-497-31648 · DISTRICT 9
Howard Unit #1
Wise County · Chico West (Conglomerate 5700) field · Vertical
Howard Unit #1 (API 42-497-31648) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged July 6, 2023, last operated by Stephens & Johnson Operating CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 2014, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Boonesville Bend, Caddo, Canyon, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.55K barrels of oil and 231K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2023. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 360 permits on file · (940) 781-1977
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.through Mar 2018 |
| Latest permit | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Aug 7, 2014 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 1980
- completed
- 6.55K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 231K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 6, 2023
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Unit G-13-273812 | Chico, West (Conglomerate 5700) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 12.5K | Aug 2014 – Jun 2023 |
| Howard Unit O-13-20059 | Chico, West | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 1 | 6.55K | 219K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2015 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1S & J Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Sep 1993 → Mar 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 790956-99 | Reclass | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | Jul 3, 2014 | Aug 7, 2014 | Nov 8, 1979 | 5,800 |
| 60849-99 | Drill | Circle Seven Production Co. | Oct 17, 1979 | Oct 17, 1979 | Nov 8, 1979 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-273812 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-20059 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 943 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,643 | 5,655 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 252 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 5,642 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,770 | 7.875 | 175 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 4, 2015 | Aug 11, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 22, 1980 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-497-31648 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31648 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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